News Category: Inflation

• 17-Apr-25 New Zealand: Inflation ticks up in Q1

  Latest reading: Inflation rose to 2.5% in Q1 2025 from 2.2% in Q4, exceeding market expectations but within the Central...
• 17-Jul-24 New Zealand: Inflation moderates in Q2

  Inflation declined to 3.3% in Q2 2024 from 4.0% in Q1 2024. Although the reading represented the lowest inflation since...
• 17-Apr-24 New Zealand: Inflation moderates in Q1

  Inflation declined to 4.0% in Q1 2024 from 4.7% in Q4 2023. Although the reading represented the lowest inflation since...
• 27-Jan-24 New Zealand: Inflation moderates in Q4

  Inflation declined to 4.7% in Q4 from 5.6% in Q3. Although the reading represented the lowest inflation since Q2 2021,...
• 26-Oct-23 New Zealand: Inflation moderates in Q3

  Inflation declined to 5.6% in Q3 from 6.0% in Q2. It therefore remained entrenched above the Central Bank’s 1.0%-3.0% target...
• 20-Jul-23 New Zealand: Inflation moderates in Q2

  Inflation declined to 6.0% in Q2 from 6.7% in Q1. It therefore remained entrenched above the Central Bank’s 1.0%-3.0% target...
• 13-Jun-23 New Zealand: Consumer confidence virtually unchanged in May

  The ANZ-Roy Morgan consumer confidence indicator dipped to 79.2 in May from 79.3 in April. Therefore, the index remained entrenched...
• 21-Apr-23 New Zealand: Inflation moderates in Q1

  Inflation declined to 6.7% in Q1 from 7.2% in Q4 2022. It therefore remained entrenched above the Central Bank’s 1.0%-3.0%...
• 1-Feb-23 New Zealand: Inflation stable in Q4

  Inflation was stable at Q3’s 7.2% in Q4. It therefore remained entrenched above the Central Bank’s 1.0%-3.0% target band. In...
• 8-Nov-22 New Zealand: Inflation dips in Q3

  Inflation dipped to 7.2% in Q3 from 7.3% in Q2, which had marked the fastest print since Q2 1990. It...